Paper receptacle.



H. HILL.

PAPER RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATIUN FlLED-!AN.26, I9l6.

Patented Feb. 27, 19.17.

I scrupulous UNITED STATES A ENT onnron HARRIET ILL, on NEW Toma, N, Y.

PAPER RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 27, 1917;

Application filed ianuar ae, 191 f Serial No. 74,320.

To all whom it may concern:

zen of the United States, residing at New York, county and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Paper Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has relation to containers formed of paper and adapted for holding liquid. In the use of these .containers leakage of the contents thereof invariably occurs from underneath the closure. The leakage is caused by the absence of suflicient inherent stability in the paper container to resist compression under the amount of hand pressure required to be applied to a full container in the act of lifting the same. This feature in paper containers by reason of exposing the contents thereof to the air has rendered their use less paper liquid holding container, for instance a milk bottle, sufficient stability to enable the bottle to resist compression under ordi nary conditions and at the same time to protect those portions of the surface of the contact in flowing from the bottle until the bottle is opened ready for use. And to these ends the invention resides in providing a' casing of relatively stout paper board for the liquid holding receptacle and in the construction of aclosure disposed so as to reinforce the mouth of the receptacle and the casing.

Other, objects will appear and be better understood fromthat embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the device in use; i

Be it known that I, HARRIET HILL, a citiof the well known fact that un-' container with which the milk comes into- Fig. 2, isa detailvertical section'of the upper portion of the container showing the parts thereof separated. Y

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary vertical sectioncfl 1sollioving the parts of thecontainer assem- Fig. 4, is a bottom plan iew of the 010- v sure.

Fig. 5, is a detail plan ofthecaslng, '65 The receptacle indicated generally by 5,

is supported by the casing 6, the upper, end. of which is arranged in the space between the body of the receptacle and an outwardly and downwardly turned fiange7, at the upper end of the receptacle. The closure 8, is formed with annular channel 9, which receives the flange 7, and. is further formed in its lower edge portion and on its inner face with a plurality. of protuberances 13, which bear on the lower edge of flange 7.

The receptacle 5, is by preference formed of water proofed paper and for purposes, of illustration I have shown the said receptacle as being formed with longitudinal plaits j 10. The length of receptacle 5, is as shown in Fig. 1, less than that of casing 6, so thatthe receptacle hangs on or is supported entirely by the casing and its bottom prevented 'from cominginto contact with the surface on which the container as a whole may rest. This feature is-important in that the contents of the receptacle will not be disturbed. when the container is in its normal position, it being obvious that the result would be otherwise if-the bottom of the receptacle came into contact with the surface on which the container bears and be thereby bulged inwardly.

The casing 6, is formed of relatively stout 957 I aperboard and when formed approximately in the shape shown will possess sufficient inherent stabilityto withstand being compressed by the amount of'handpressureawhich will be required tob'e applied in the act of-liftingthecontainer when full. In the present instance I have shown casing 6, in the form, ofian open ended hollow cylindrical structur'e. Lateral portions of the sides of the sheet of which the casing is formed overlapping and secured one to the other ata point adjacent to the upper end of the'casing by arivet 11. It. will be noted that 'the diameter of the casing appreciably exceeds that of the receptacle and the presence of the rivet 11, in the upper end portion of the casing will hold the casing rigid when the same is grasped in the re ion of the upper end, which is usually talien hold of in the act of lifting or handling a device of this kind. The presence of an appreciable amount of flexibility in the lower end portion of the casing resulting from the absence there of a connection between the lapped portions results in imparting a degree of yieldability to the lower end of the casing which is essential to prevent the contents of the receptacle from being disturbed by the knocks or jars which several receptacles will invariably inflict one upon the other when packed in a case and in transit.

The closures, is formed of a material possessing a greater degree of rigidity than the material of the casing 6. In the present instance I have shown the said closure as being formed of paper fiber board and so constructed as to hold the mouth of the receptacle 5, against compression and at the same time reinforce casing 6. A conven ient structure for accomplishing these results is shown in the drawings where it will be observed, that the body portion 12, of the closure is a dish shaped structure and conforms in area to the area of the mouth of receptacle A skirt 14, forms a depending continuation of the upstanding portion 15, of the body, these portions 14 and 15, cooperate to provide thechannel 9, previously mentioned. The width of channel 9, is somewhat less than the combined thicknesses of flange 7, and casing 6, when these parts are conneetedas shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so that when the closure is positioned as shown in the said figures, the portions 1 1 and 15, will cause the flange and the casing to bind one upon the other while the body portion 12, of the closure operates as a plug in the mouth of'receptacle 5. It will now be observed that if pressure be applied to the upper end of the container when the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, such pressure will ultimately be trans mitted to the body portion 12, of the clo-. sure and since this bears on the inner surfaceof the upper end of the receptacle it will thereby resist any tendency of the mouth of the receptacle to distort under the pressure applied to the casing 6. It will be noted that the skirt 14, extends considerably below body 12, and below the flange 7 when the parts are positioned asshown in Figs- 1 and 3, and it will be further noted in the same figures that the proturbances From the foregoing it is obvious that the container of this invention although re rawn, v t.

ideally adapted for milk may be used in connection with other liquids or with solid or viscous substances as well as with liquids.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A container comprising a receptacle formed of flexible water proofed paper and having at its flipper end a downwardly extending flange spaced from the adjacent wall of the receptacle, an open ended casing of relatively rigid material surrounding the receptacle and having its upper edge portion disposed in the space between the flange and the body of the receptacle, and a closure arranged in the upper end of the receptacle and having a channeled portion receiving the upper edge of the receptacle and constructed so as to cause the flange and the body portion of the receptacle to clamp the upper end portion of the casing therebetween.

2 A container comprising a receptacle formed of flexible water proofed paper and having at its upper end a downwardly extending flange spaced from the adjacent wall of the receptacle, an open ended casing of relatively rigid material surrounding the receptacle and having its upper edge portion disposed in the space between the flange and the body of the receptacle, and a closure disposed in the upper end of the receptacle and having a channeled portion in which the upper edge of the receptacle is disposed and one side of which extends downwardly beyond the edge of the flange and contacts with the lower edge thereof.

3. A container comprising a receptacle having its upper end open and provided with an outwardly and downwardly extend ing flange, a casing surrounding the receptacle and having its upper end inserted between the receptacle and the flange thereof, and a closure having a dished body portion arranged in the open end of the receptacle and a channel portion bearing on the flange and operating to hold the flange and the easing in contact one with the other, and further having on one side of the channel portion a series of projections which bear on the lower end of the flange.

4. A container comprising a receptacle of water proofed paper having its upper end open and provided with an outwardly and downwardly extending flange, a casing of relatively stout material surrounding the receptacle and having its upper end disposed between the receptacle and the flange, said casing being appreciably greater in length and in diameter than the corresponding dimensions of the receptacle and including in its construction lapped edges extending for the full length of the casing and connected together at a point remote from the lower end thereof whereby the easmg will yield under pressure applied at a pomt beyond the point of connection of the lapped edges, and a closure arranged in the open end of the receptacle.

5. A container comprislng a receptacle, a

casing and a closure, the said receptacle being disposed within the casing and having its upper end open and provided with an outwardly and downwardly extending flange which connectsiwith the upper edge of the casing whereby thelatter wholly supports the receptacle when. the container is in, an upright position, the said closure having a portion adapted to fit snugly in the open end of the receptacle and another portion HARRIET HILL.

Witnesses:

\ ALICE ADAMS,

MILTON A. JENKs. 

